And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice. – Joseph Story
A good government implies two things first, fidelity to the objects of the government secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained. – Joseph Story
Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them. – Joseph Story
I can sometimes sit for two hours in a room with almost no thought. Just complete stillness. Sometimes when I go for walks, theres also complete stillness; theres no mental labeling of sense perceptions. Theres simply a sense of awe or wonder or openness, and thats beautiful. – Eckhart Tolle